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by gergles 2617 days ago
> (although it would cool to have a poem as the private key)

Apple does this with Mac OS X. The System Management Controller contains a key, and the "Dont Steal Mac OS X" kernel extension (which checks for that key) contains a poem that must be present for Mac OS X to run.

http://osxdaily.com/2010/03/19/anti-piracy-message-in-mac-os...

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That's the saddest poem I've ever read.